People

The Centre for Rural Policy Research encompasses academic staff drawn from a number of disciplines across the University.

Principal Centre staff

The Centre's principal research and administrative staff are based within the Politics department, part of the College of Social Sciences and International Studies.

Centre management
Name Position Email
Prof Michael Winter Co-Director D.M.Winter@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Matt Lobley Co-Director M.Lobley@exeter.ac.uk
Marilyn Stephen PA to Director and Senior Research Administrator
M.A.Stephen@exeter.ac.uk
Centre staff
Name Position Email
Dr Paul Brassley Senior Research Fellow P.Brassley@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Allan Butler Research Fellow Allan.J.Butler@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Rob Fish Senior Research Fellow R.D.Fish@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Keith Howe Senior Research Fellow K.S.Howe@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Duncan Russel Lecturer D.J.Russel@exeter.ac.uk
Professor Stephen Wilks Professor of Politics S.R.M.Wilks@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Claire Dunlop Senior Lecturer in Politics C.A.Dunlop@exeter.ac.uk
Prof John McInerney Emeritus Professor J.P.McInerney@exeter.ac.uk

Other staff

The Centre for Rural Policy Research receives input from a number of University of Exeter academics from other departments and disciplines, plus visiting staff from other institutions.

The Centre is also home to a number of PhD students, and is guided by an expert Advisory Board.

You can see full lists of all CRPR staff and associates, including the Farm Business Survey, on the following pages: